Tidal Wave (1973)
Nihon chinbotsu (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 2h 23min
- Action, Drama
- May 1975 (USA)
- Movie
The shorted re-edited American version of Submersion of Japan, in which Japan slowly sinks into the sea as the US and Japan work together to stop it.
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Cast
| Lorne Greene | ... |
Ambassador Warren Richards
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| Keiju Kobayashi | ... |
Dr. Tadokoro (D-1 Project Leader)
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Rhonda Hopkins | ... |
Fran
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| Hiroshi Fujioka | ... |
Toshio Onodera (Submarine Wadatsumi Pilot)
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| Tetsurô Tanba | ... |
Prime Minister Yamamoto
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Ayumi Ishida | ... |
Reiko Abe
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| Shôgo Shimada | ... |
Watari (Political Fixer)
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| John Fujioka | ... |
Narita
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| Andrew Hughes | ... |
Australian Prime Minister
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| Nobuo Nakamura | ... |
Japanese Ambassador to Australia
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| Haruo Nakajima | ... |
Prime Minister's Chauffeur
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Takeshi Yamamoto |
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| Joe Dante | ... |
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| Susan Sennett | ... |
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Hideaki Nitani | ... |
Dr.Nakata (Cognitive Science D-2 Project Leader)
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| Isao Natsuyagi | ... |
Yuuki
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Clifford A. Pellow | ... |
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Yûsuke Takita | ... |
Assistant Professor Yukinaga (Geophysics)
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| Philip Roth | ... |
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Tetsu Nakamura | ... |
Philippines Ambassador to United Nations
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Eisaburo Komatsu | ... |
D-1 Headquarters Staff
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Andrew Meyer |
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| Marvin Miller | ... |
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| Kunio Murai | ... |
Kataoka (sdf technical research labo)
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| Tadao Nakamaru | ... |
Kuni-eda (Intelligence Bureau)
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| Ralph James | ... |
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Tsunehiro Arai |
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Shizuo Chûjô |
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Akira Emoto |
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Jacques Enghien | ... |
UN Commissioner
(as Jack Ongan)
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Franz Gruber | ... |
United Nations Committee member
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Taeko Hattori |
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| Yûzô Hayakawa | ... |
SDF General
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Toshio Hosokawa | ... |
Chief Secretary
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Kazuo Imai |
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Shôzô Inagaki |
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Kôji Ishizaka |
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Kôichi Itô |
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Kichijirô Iwaki |
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Saburô Kadowaki |
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Tetsuya Kaji | ... |
Oceanographer
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Makoto Kamiya |
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Kazuo Katô | ... |
Mimura
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Shigeo Katô | ... |
Resident fleeing in the fire
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Setsuko Kawaguchi |
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Kôji Kawamura |
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Itsuko Kobayashi |
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Sakyô Komatsu | ... |
Man in first meeting with Onodera and Yoshimura
(as Sakyo Komatsu)
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Jun Kondô |
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Takuzô Kumagai |
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| Jun Kunimura |
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Akio Kusama | ... |
Government Official
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Shigeru Kôyama | ... |
Yoshimura
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Makoto Miyajima |
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Kanta Mori | ... |
Defence Minister
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Tetsuo Morishita |
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Akira Nagoya | ... |
D-2 Security
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Konosuke Nakajima |
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Shôgen Nitta |
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Katsurô Onoue | ... |
(as Katsuro Onoue)
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Henry Pan | ... |
Dr. Eugene Cox
(as Van Henry)
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Hideo Saito |
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Charles Seams | ... |
Eugene Cox
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Yuriko Sumi |
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Haruo Suzuki |
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| Kazuo Suzuki |
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| Mizuho Suzuki | ... |
Science Minister
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Masaya Takahashi | ... |
Professor Yamashiro
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Shikô Tanaka |
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Shiyuki Tanaka |
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Gorô Tarumi |
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Mitsuo Tsuda |
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Minoru Uchida |
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Ayao Wada |
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Roger Wood | ... |
Australian Official
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Hideko Yoshida |
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| Osman Yusuf | ... |
Reporter
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Masanobu Ôkubo |
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Yasumasa Ônishi |
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Yûtarô Ôsugi |
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Directed by
| Shirô Moritani | ||
Written by
| Shinobu Hashimoto | ... | (written by) |
| Sakyô Komatsu | ... | (novel "Nippon chinbotsu") |
| Sakyô Komatsu | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Roger Corman | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Osamu Tanaka | ... | associate producer / producer |
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Max E. Youngstein | ... | producer |
Music by
| Masaru Satô | ||
Cinematography by
| Daisaku Kimura | ||
| Hiroshi Murai | ||
| Eric Saarinen | ||
Editing by
| Michiko Ikeda | ||
Production Design by
| Akihiko Iguchi | ||
| Yoshirô Muraki | ||
Production Management
| Takahide Morichi | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Eiichi Asada | ... | assistant director |
| Kôji Hashimoto | ... | chief assistant director (as Koji Hashimoto) |
| Hideyuki Inoue | ... | second assistant director |
| Kôichi Kawakita | ... | assistant director |
| Fumisuke Okada | ... | first assistant director |
| Takao Okawara | ... | fifth assistant director |
| Shindo Yasuda | ... | fourth assistant director |
| Kazuo Yoshida | ... | third assistant director |
| Andrew Mayer | ... | director: English version (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Eiichi Asada | ... | assistant camera |
| Yasuyuki Inoue | ... | special effects art director |
| Mitsuji Matsumoto | ... | special effects technician |
| Masakuni Morimoto | ... | special effects: gaffer |
| Teruyoshi Nakano | ... | director of special effects |
| Keisuke Shinodo | ... | special effects production manager |
| Issei Tanaka | ... | special effects still photographer |
| Sokei Tomioka | ... | special effects photographer |
| Tadaaki Watanabe | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Takeshi Miyanishi | ... | optical photography |
| Kazunobu Sanpei | ... | matte photography |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Yoshinori Ishizuki | ... | still photographer |
| Kenji Takama | ... | assistant camera |
Script and Continuity Department
| Andrew Mayer | ... | screenplay: English version |
Additional Crew
| Andrew Meyer | ... | writer/director: additional scenes, US version |
| John Solie | ... | cover illustrator |
| Shizuo Nakajima | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toho (1973) (Japan) (theatrical)
- DEA Cinematografica (1974) (Italy) (theatrical)
- New Gold Entertainment (1973) (Italy)
- International Film Distributors (1975) (Canada) (theatrical) (as "Tidal Wave") (dubbed)
- New World Pictures (1975) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Scotia International Filmverleih (1974) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Centrala Wynajmu Filmów (1975) (Poland) (theatrical)
- InCine (1975) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1975) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- TF1 (1976) (France) (tv) (dubbed version) (monochrome broadcast)
- Vitória Filmes (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical) (35 mm)
- VPS Video (1982) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Toho (2003) (Japan) (DVD)
- Toho (2009) (Japan) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Voulez Vous Film (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2012) (Japan) (tv)
- Toho (2013) (Japan) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Marbling FineArts (miniatures and models)
Other Companies
- Nihon Kaiyo Sangyo (production assistance)
- Toho Recording Center (sound re-recording)
- Toho Sound Effects Group (sound effects)
- Toyo Genzosho (film developing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Racked by earthquakes and volcanos, Japan is slowly sinking into the sea. A race against time and tide begins as Americans and the Japanese work together to salvage some fraction of the disappearing Japan. Written by Concorde - New Horizons (with permission). |
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| Taglines | Earthquakes shattered the nation. Cities become raging firestorms. But the worst is yet to come See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The original version ran 143 minutes and was regarded as a "disaster film with brains," generally credited to the work of the two noted writers, Sakyo Komatsu and Shinobu Hashimoto. In the United States, Roger Corman's New World Pictures added insert shots featuring Lorne Greene and Rhonda Hopkins. Even with the added insert shots, this English dubbed version was cut down to only 82 minutes. This U.S. version concentrated on the action and special effects and removed those plot elements that were regarded as making the original version superior to many of the films in the then popular disaster genre. This U.S. version, re-titled "Tidal Wave" (1975), had a very poor reception in the United States. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Quake (1992). See more » |